{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-four-other-plays-rare-books","title":"The importance of being earnest and four other plays [rare books]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by Oscar Wilde, is part of the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Biographies of the authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Footnotes and endnotes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Comments by other famous authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Bibliographies for further reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Indices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar Wilde’s legendary wit dazzles in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the greatest and most popular works of drama to emerge from Victorian England. A light-hearted satire of the absurdity of all forms and conventions, this comic masterpiece features an unforgettable cast of characters who, as critic Max Beerbohm observed, “speak a kind of beautiful nonsense—the language of high comedy, twisted into fantasy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection also includes Oscar Wilde’s most famous comedies, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLady Windermere’s Fan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn Ideal Husband\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as his poetic tragedy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalomé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—all written between 1891 and 1895, Wilde’s most creative period. George Bernard Shaw said of Oscar Wilde that he is “our most thorough playwright. He plays with everything: with wit, with philosophy, with drama, with actors and audience, with the whole theater.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45212345532602,"sku":"30K41KGE9-Used","price":49.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/wbkns.jpg?v=1759856463","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-four-other-plays-rare-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}